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Youth is Served

At the end of 2012 the Mets average age as a team was 27.0 and since then the team has shed over 30 somethings Dickey, Shoppach, CYoung [for now], Hairston [for now], Acosta, Rauch, Lewis, Bay [good riddens], Torres [same], RRamirez while adding John Buck [32] and young prospects/rookies. That leaves Santana [33], Francisco [33], Wright [30], Hampson [32...who? AAAA reliever who had a few nice appearances] and Buck as the only five players on the 40 man roster over age 30 with nobody older than 34 [compared to the Yankees where 2/3 of the team is getting ready for Medicare]. By this time next year, if the Mets stay with young players instead of re-signing Hairston and Young or equal there is a chance that Wright may be the only player on the entire roster over 30! [Recker is 29 and Baxter, Parnell and Turner are 28]. I wonder in the history of baseball if that has ever been done?

They could sign right now Jair Jurrjens [27], Delmon Young [28], and Jesus Flores [28]--three moves I would like---to round out their roster and keep that record intact.

In 2014 we could have an all-youth team of quite talented starters Harvey, Wheeler, Niese, Syndergaard, Jurrjens and Gee and a pen comprised of Parnell, Edgin, Carson, Mejia, Familia, Gorski [or another kid] and a pretty decent lineup of Puello/Nieuwenhuis, Murphy/Havens, Wright, Davis, DYoung, Duda, D'Arnaud, Tejada and Valdespin, Cowgill, JFlores, WFlores and Turner rounding out the bench. Will this happen? Unlikely...very unlikely we don't add some seasoning but it's fun in January to look at unusual scenarios and ponder the what ifs.

At the end of 2012 the Mets average age as a team was 27.0 and since then the team has shed over 30 somethings Dickey, Shoppach, CYoung [for now], Hairston [for now], Acosta, Rauch, Lewis, Bay [good riddens], Torres [same], RRamirez while adding John Buck [32] and young prospects/rookies. That leaves Santana [33], Francisco [33], Wright [30], Hampson [32...who? AAAA reliever who had a few nice appearances] and Buck as the only five players on the 40 man roster over age 30 with nobody older than 34 [compared to the Yankees where 2/3 of the team is getting ready for Medicare]. By this time next year, if the Mets stay with young players instead of re-signing Hairston and Young or equal there is a chance that Wright may be the only player on the entire roster over 30! [Recker is 29 and Baxter, Parnell and Turner are 28]. I wonder in the history of baseball if that has ever been done?

They could sign right now Jair Jurrjens [27], Delmon Young [28], and Jesus Flores [28]--three moves I would like---to round out their roster and keep that record intact.

In 2014 we could have an all-youth team of quite talented starters Harvey, Wheeler, Niese, Syndergaard, Jurrjens and Gee and a pen comprised of Parnell, Edgin, Carson, Mejia, Familia, Gorski [or another kid] and a pretty decent lineup of Puello/Nieuwenhuis, Murphy/Havens, Wright, Davis, D'Arnaud, Duda, WFlores, Tejada and Valdespin, Cowgill, JFlores, and Turner rounding out the bench. Will this happen? Unlikely...very unlikely we don't add some seasoning but it's fun in January to look at unusual scenarios and ponder the what ifs.

I know your just doing this for fun and I am cool with that. I just have a few things I would point out. I doubt Syndergaard makes it to the majors by 2014( pretty sure he is only 19). And I am sure we add players in 2014, which you did say. Jurrjens won't sign here since he is looking to latch on with a contender. Other than that looks good to me!!

We will never have an all farm-grown team nor should we hope for one cuz that would be one terrible *** team.

You posted this two yrs ago, and again last yr, talkin about how we could have an all home-grown team in a couple yrs, but you keep making the same thread each yr with the ETA of this team being pushed back each yr, and adding new players into the mix cuz most the ones you mentioned the previous yr end up sucking.... This will NEVER happen but I guess we'll expect another one of these threads next offseason with a new group of young players listed, with the ETA of said terrible team being a year later.

We will never have an all farm-grown team nor should we hope for one cuz that would be one terrible *** team.

You posted this two yrs ago, and again last yr, talkin about how we could have an all home-grown team in a couple yrs, but you keep making the same thread each yr with the ETA of this team being pushed back each yr, and adding new players into the mix cuz most the ones you mentioned the previous yr end up sucking.... This will NEVER happen but I guess we'll expect another one of these threads next offseason with a new group of young players listed, with the ETA of said terrible team being a year later.

Geez...lighten up bklyn...this is just for fun....I never said we would have an all home grown team but its nice if we solid talent at each position. Aren't you tired of the Mets cornering the market on fringe relievers and fourth outfielders and guys better suited as DHs? I look forward to having a well rounded team.

Geez...lighten up bklyn...this is just for fun....I never said we would have an all home grown team but its nice if we solid talent at each position. Aren't you tired of the Mets cornering the market on fringe relievers and fourth outfielders and guys better suited as DHs? I look forward to having a well rounded team.

i know man... this organization is just frustrating and i just wanna have a good team already! i like the direction we're heading but just hope that when Harvey, Wheeler, d'Arnaud, ect are playing well with the Mets, that we actually spend money of some good free agents to help make a complete team. Cuz if we have to rely on the farm doing that, we're gonna be in trouble. It's already been almost 30 yrs since our last championship. I don't wanna end up like the Cubs.

i know man... this organization is just frustrating and i just wanna have a good team already! i like the direction we're heading but just hope that when Harvey, Wheeler, d'Arnaud, ect are playing well with the Mets, that we actually spend money of some good free agents to help make a complete team. Cuz if we have to rely on the farm doing that, we're gonna be in trouble. It's already been almost 30 yrs since our last championship. I don't wanna end up like the Cubs.

I wonder if the next tier of Mets prospects will pan out. While the farm produced Davis, Harvey, Niese, Tejada, Murphy, Thole, Duda and Parnell as starters/major contributors we have waited for years to see FMart ultimately fizzle, Pelfrey show flashes then either fizzle or get hurt, top prospects like WFlores and Greg Vaughn and Mejia and Cesar Puello and Havens crawl in fits and starts....it would be nice to see these guys all put it together this year and reach their potential and stay healthy. The farm had a huge wave of injured players under Minaya...was it poor conditioning or doctors not doing their jobs in detecting serious injuries looming when a player was complaining about pain? That trenfd is fading but I agree we saw a bunch of blue chippers fizzle out. You cannot win without a good farm system and it looks like we just turned the corner.

How much would it help this team out if he could stay healthy this season and regain the stroke we wall drooled about having in our lineup? We could trade Murphy to an AL team and have a legit defensive 2B to go with a very good defensive 1B and a more than decent defensive SS.

How much would it help this team out if he could stay healthy this season and regain the stroke we wall drooled about having in our lineup? We could trade Murphy to an AL team and have a legit defensive 2B to go with a very good defensive 1B and a more than decent defensive SS.

It would help a lot if Havens could play to his potential. One of my annual themes is Square Pegs....meaning a bad GM drafts players who lack above average defensive skills or either speed or power to play the position in the majors that they were drafted at. Every shortstop drafted from the Carribean or HS they figure can automatically play 2B or 3B or CF. If they are too slow they get moved to 3B....like Flores..then get blocked by a solid major leaguer like DW and are without a position. I predicted the moment DW signed that Flores will be taking flies in LF and RF in ST. Havens becoming another Tim Teufel quality player means Murphy moves back as 5th infielder or traded to a team who can live with a 10 home run hitting third baseman. Defense up the middle wins championships so you know the Mets are serious about winning when Murphy no longer plays second....you can teach the turn on the DP but range....you either got it or you don't and Murph ain't got it.

We will never have an all farm-grown team nor should we hope for one cuz that would be one terrible *** team.

You posted this two yrs ago, and again last yr, talkin about how we could have an all home-grown team in a couple yrs, but you keep making the same thread each yr with the ETA of this team being pushed back each yr, and adding new players into the mix cuz most the ones you mentioned the previous yr end up sucking.... This will NEVER happen but I guess we'll expect another one of these threads next offseason with a new group of young players listed, with the ETA of said terrible team being a year later.